“Times were hard. Most of the people had large families and some lived in two up two down with the toilets outside, no inside baths, but yet if the conditions were right babies were delivered at home”. Tryphena Anderson – Midwife in St Anns during the 1960s. read more →

Continuing with WISA magazine donated by Mr Powe, this blog features two advertisements for black business’s; Alecs Continentals which was situated on Woodborogh Road and Mitchell Continental store on 79-83 Union Street. We are proud to say that The Mitchell store one of the oldest black Business’s in Nottingham is still in business and has.. read more →

We have been cataloguing donations made to us by Mr O.G Powe a truly inspirational elder in the Nottingham community. He has kept safe and secure documents for over fifty years. We feel honoured that he has donated them to the archive and we look forward to sharing them with you. Over the next coulpe.. read more →

First, a central place in the home is chosen for the Kwanzaa Set, the symbols of Kwanzaa. A table is then spread with a beautiful piece of African cloth. Then, the mkeka (mat) is placed down and all of the other symbols are placed on it or immediately next to it to symbolize our rootedness in our.. read more →

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